Actress Eva Longoria Parker has laughed off persistent rumors of tensions on the Desperate Housewives set, insisting the cast are all "dear friends" to her.

The show has long been dogged with reports of fighting between the stars, who include Teri Hatcher, Marcia Cross, Nicollette Sheridan and Felicity Huffman. However Longoria Parker has dismissed the rumors, because she feels "gifted" to be onset with the other actresses.

She tells Glamour magazine, "The women on the show are dear friends of mine. It's been such a gift for me to be in their presence and learn not only from their acting abilities but from their life experiences. If this were a show about four men, it wouldn't even be an issue."

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